Man, 34, who BIT police dog on the head is jailed for eight months

Man, 34, who BIT police dog on the head and assaulted officer is jailed for eight months

• Matthew Boulter was being arrested for assault on three people on August 14
• The 34-year-old from Grimsby also caused criminal damage in Bethlehem Street
• Dog Xander made a full recovery and was back at Humberside Police next day

A man who bit a police dog on the head and assaulted a police officer during an arrest has been jailed for eight months.

Matthew Boulter, 34, from, Grimsby, was arrested on the evening of Sunday 14 August after police received reports of him being seen assaulting three people and causing criminal damage outside a venue in Bethlehem Street, Grimsby.

Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that Boulter was being arrested for assault charges punched and kicked some fencing towards the Humberside police officer, causing them minor injuries.

He then bit police dog Xander on the head and grabbed his collar before twisting it.

The force say that PD Xander made a full recovery and was at work the next day. 

Matthew Boulter, 34, from Queen Street, Grimsby, has been jailed at Grimsby Magistrates Court on Friday for eight months after he bit a police dog on the head and assaulted a police officer during an arrest on August 14

Detective Sergeant Thomas Crosfill said: ‘Assaulting emergency service workers is not acceptable, and our police dogs provide vital assistance to us. They are part of the police family.

‘The earlier incidents occurred in a very public location and will have caused distress for the victims and passers-by.

‘We want to ensure our towns are safe for people to live, work and visit, so I am pleased that Boulter was quickly arrested and sentenced for these offences.

‘Thankfully, PD Xander quickly made a full recovery and was back at work the next day.’

Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that Boulter was being arrested for assault charges punched and kicked some fencing towards the Humberside police officer, causing them minor injuries. He then bit police dog Xander on the head and grabbed his collar before twisting it. The force say that PD Xander (pictured) made a full recovery and was at work the next day

It is not the first time police dogs have been attacked in the line of duty.

PD Logan, who retired in June, served Humberside Police for seven-and-a-half years, during which time he was shot three times.

Boulter was sentenced in court on Tuesday 16 August to eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to assaulting an emergency services worker, causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, assault, criminal damage and two counts of battery.

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